Suresh Pillai

Suresh Pillai was born to Sasidharan Pillai and Radhamma at Thekkumbhagam in Kollam district of Kerala.[2] He completed his schooling from GPHSS, Chavara South. He was a chess player, and participated in several state and national level competitions.[3]

Suresh started his career as waiter at a restaurant in Kollam, Kerala after his high school education.[2]From his humble beginnings in Kerala, he spent 27 years honing his culinary skills in multiple kitchens including the BBC Masterchef Professionals. He moved to Bangalore. after working for six years as a head chef there, Suresh joined The Leela. He joined the Veeraswamy restaurant at London in 2005.[4] Suresh is currently the corporate chef and Culinary Director at The Raviz Hotel, Kollam.[5] Suresh was also a guest lecturer and guest chef at University of the Bahamas in its Culinary and Hospitality Management Institute.[6] On November 1st, 2021, he started his maiden venture, Restaurant Chef Pillai in Whitefield, Bangalore. In January 2022, he officially signed a contract with Le Meridien to open Restaurant Chef Pillai in Le Meridien , Kochi .